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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011132689 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ismail_2299@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Doup Bin <doup_bin@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 05:16:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


Assalamu Alaikum,

My name is Dr.ISMAIL Muhammad Ulusow, 53 years old and the branch manager of Barakat Bank of Somalia (Mogadishu). I would like to know if I can trust you with a huge sum of money.

If "YES", Insha Allah, I think you and I can be good business partners in the name of Allah. The amount involved is $5,000,000.00(five million United States Dollars).

Following the release of 2nd quarter financial report, ending June 2006, I discovered that my branch made Five Million United States Dollars ($5,000,000.00, from the transactions accrued from the account of the Inland Revenue Services. This amount was not discovered by the renowned auditors from the Bank Head Office.

I have moved this fund into what the bank call Escrow Call Account with no Beneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I cannot be directly connected to this money for obvious reasons. So my contacting you is for you to assist me receive this fund in your bank account in your country; which I know is possible if you corporate with me properly and you will get 25% of the total fund as your benefit.

I know this proposal may come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we have not met each other before but all the same I would want you for the sake of Almighty Allah to give this an urgent attention in view of the fact that the security of our lives and properties are at risk due to war in Somalia. For the moment i am serving my annual leave in London and will resume work after one month that is why i need you give this proposal an urgent attention.

I humbly refer you to the websites below for more information of what is happening in Somalia about the war:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/somalia/default.stm
http://topics.cnn.com/topics/somalia
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BCD94A01-F931-4781-B7FA-40A1CDCF523F.htm

I need your help in the name of Allah.
All I need is your sincere reply very urgently via this email address: ismail_2299@yahoo.com
PHONE:+447011132689.

I need your help in the name of Allah.

Allah hafiz.

Dr. ISMAIL Muhammad Ulusow
Somalia.




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